At first i was like, wow thats racist and then i was like oh i see what you did there lol.

LotsoHope

12/23/2010 - 12:17 PM PST

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^ That's still racist, I see the word play but you don't stick those two words together, poor taste on the OP.

As for the game, the Rockets outplayed and outcoached us for the W. Despite that, the Clippers put up the most entertaining first quarter I have ever seen from any team in recent years. Gomes is playing like the player we signed, and Blake's jump shot is starting to look good too!

clipperboy24

12/23/2010 - 03:48 PM PST

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its not racist at all. people need to stop creating drama when there is none. if he said it about someone who actually is black even if their name was Del Negro, then probably that would be dumb, but seriously get over it.

BoomRizzle

12/23/2010 - 04:02 PM PST

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clipperboy24 wrote:

LotsoHope wrote:

^ That's still racist, I see the word play but you don't stick those two words together, poor taste on the OP.

As for the game, the Rockets outplayed and outcoached us for the W. Despite that, the Clippers put up the most entertaining first quarter I have ever seen from any team in recent years. Gomes is playing like the player we signed, and Blake's jump shot is starting to look good too!

its not racist at all. people need to stop creating drama when there is none. if he said it about someone who actually is black even if their name was Del Negro, then probably that would be dumb, but seriously get over it.

i said it was because i thought he was talking about baron, then i was like ohhhh del negro i get it.

toohipcliptoslip

12/23/2010 - 04:24 PM PST

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I'm a black man.

IT WAS RACIST PERIOD. I FIND IT INSULTING AND DISGUSTING

You rarely see me rant on this post but you should be a bit more careful about your comments or at least admit you're a racist. I wasn't going to say anything but since others did------

toohipcliptoslip

12/23/2010 - 04:27 PM PST

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ps.

If it were not racist you owe us an apology. If there is none I will assume your racism.

Clipperfn4lf

12/23/2010 - 04:31 PM PST

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you guys are funny

Grillinnap

12/23/2010 - 07:05 PM PST

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Looks like we got some NAACP members on this board.

clipperstown

12/23/2010 - 07:15 PM PST

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WOW you guys really are trying to make something outta nothing. Instead of saying vinny del Negro, the guy said vinny "dumb" Negro due to vinny making stupid substitutions in that game. There it's done, nothing to it

clippyclip

12/23/2010 - 07:17 PM PST

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^^^^How is that racist? He wasn't using the "N" word to describe somebody, he was simply substituting "Del" with "Dumb" in VDN's name because he felt he was being dumb. That, in no way, shape, or form, is being racist.

clipperstown

12/23/2010 - 07:18 PM PST

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^^ exactly that's what Im saying

Grillinnap

12/23/2010 - 07:22 PM PST

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Are you guys forgetting that there were Leavy people who complained about the name "Dumbleavy"?

ekker3

12/23/2010 - 07:32 PM PST

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i can see how someone might find it offensive and how some might not.

when i first read it, though, i thought it was a play on the whole "dumbleavy" trend we had last year.

toohipcliptoslip

12/23/2010 - 09:23 PM PST

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It is the ultimate in arrogance to disagree with someone who is on the receiving end of such comments. Is the NAACP on board F**k yes. You have absolutely no idea what racism is if that was"OK" I have been on the receiving end of racism since and that comment is it.

First as I'm sure you you know "Negro" is a term most African Americans consider offensive. Vinnie is not a black man and you comment out right insults the black race for calling him. "Vinnie the Negro"

As far as Dum leavy, no body would have compleined about Dun Smith but what about "Vinnie Del Jew"? How about "Dun Wetback" (sorry for the slurs bro's but I'm trying to make a point.) "Dun Pollock" "Dun blanket as*"? The NAACP comment wes disgusting.

Grow up or buy a cross and light it.

If this is the attitude of CTB consider me gone

Too Hip Negro

Grillinnap

12/23/2010 - 09:36 PM PST

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Uh, no. Vinnie's last name is from a Spanish origin and it's pronounced "Neh-grow", not "knee-grow" like the racial slur. The comparisons you're using such as Vinny Del Jew or Vinny Mexican are so not valid it's not even funny.

He simply substituted the word "del" (which means "of the" in Spanish) with dumb, just like you would with Dun in Dunleavy.

Don't tell me that if you hear a Spanish-speaking person say the word "negro" while in a Spanish conversation, you will get offended. But in reality, that person is just referring to the color black.

Don't ever think that the word "negro" revolves around African Americans. Do you get it now?

ClipfanSince88

12/23/2010 - 09:42 PM PST

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Uh, no. Vinnie's last name is from a Spanish origin and it's pronounced "Neh-grow", not "knee-grow" like the racial slur. The comparisons you're using such as Vinny Del Jew or Vinny Mexican aren't so valid it'snot even funny.

He simply substituted the word "del" (which means "of the" in Spanish) with dumb, just like you would with Dun in Dunleavy.

Don't tell me that if you hear a Spanish-speaking person say the word "negro" while in a Spanish conversation, you will get offended. But in reality, that person is just referring to the color black.

Although I didn't really want to get involved in this issue, I was going to make a similar point. People need to remember that we have a lot of non-American members on this board. To those people, the term "Negro" is not going to have the same connotation as it carries with those of us in the U.S. I may be wrong about this, but I believe that the person who made the original comment we're talking about is from outside of the U.S.

Clipswhit

12/23/2010 - 09:45 PM PST

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Get over it, its a play on a white guys last name. Nobody was insinuating anything racist by it, stop creating drama where there is none.